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viernes, 16 de marzo de 2012

All things go:.

En su clásica trilogía de la fundación, Asimov menciona brevemente una de las formas en las que las mentes más sofisticadas de la galaxia pueden comunicarse. Lo hacen a través de una conexión emocional, que no require de palabras de ningún lenguaje en particular. Nosotros podríamos tratar de entenderlo a través de miradas y pequeños movimientos, pero en realidad es más complicado que eso...

Sin embargo, creo que todos hemos experimentado parte de ese lenguaje alguna vez. Nos ha bastado una mirada, un simple gesto o un pequeño cambio en el ambiente, que no sabríamos explicar con palabras, para saber lo que otra persona piensa, sobre todo si esa persona es cercana a nosotros. La lección es que, en muchas ocasiones, lo verdaderamente importante no se puede expresar con palabras, hay que sentirlo!.

Gracias a [Dios, Allāh, Buda o Jebús] hay una alternativa para aquellos a los que nos cuesta trabajo eso de las conexiones emocionales con personas de carne y hueso: la música!. Yo creo que no hay nada mejor para comunicarse que aquello que transmite una canción. Es decir, que el sentimiento de la melodía o de lo que dice el cantante te llegue a lo más profundo de tu ser, no tiene comparación. Ahora que lo pienso, en realidad no pasa sólo con la música, lo puedes reconocer al ver a alguien hacer algo con pasión. Cómo deja de ser él mismo por unos instantes, para llegar a trascender...

Bueno, me estoy saliendo un poco de tema, pero platico todo esto porque hoy tuve oportunidad de ver en vivo a unos cuates, Cannibales & Vahinés avec G. W. Sok, que me hicieron sentir algo que hacía tiempo no reconocía. Esto es parte de las pequeñas cosas por las que bien vale la pena estar por aquí =):.


If I was crying [...],
it was for freedom,
from myself and from the land.

miércoles, 13 de octubre de 2010

Much brighter than all this static:.

Next Saturday I'll go to one of the best concerts of the year, if not the very best, the Festival Corona Capital!!. I know it would sound so cool to say I'm going because of Interpol or Pixies, but the truth is that, even though those are great bands, I'm really looking forward to see James!!.

Let me explain my self. First, I can still remember when I was first obsessed with 'She's a star', without knowing who was singing it. Without the internet it was really difficult to find a song when all you could remember were a few words from its lyrics. My hopes were on the radio...Then one day I went to this party where I came across the 'Now That's What I Call Music! 36' album, and on the second disc I found the answer to my music quest!!

Time passed, and as it usually happens I forgot about all that. Years later I listened to the 'The Best of James' album and it really rocked my world!!. There were some excellent songs in these discs that I didn't event know were from these guys, it was an amazing discovery..

Then again, I forgot about it, but during college I rediscovered James' music, and it sounded to me as good as those days when I struggled to live through high school. It seems that every time I rediscover their music, I remember parts of my life that I thought were long forgotten =):.


Whenever she's feeling empty
Whenever she's feeling insecure
Whenever her face is frozen
Unable to fake it anymore


miércoles, 11 de agosto de 2010

Something touched me deep inside the day the music died:.

A couple of years ago I took my loyal Zen player, loaded it with a couple of excellent songs, and went backpacking across Italy for two weeks or so. It was quite an experience, but this all comes out now because now that I think about it, I'm not sure if one of those songs was Don McLean's American Pie.

This might sound silly for some, but I tend to think of my history by the songs I can remember from key points in my life. To listen to a song you thought forgotten, and be able to recall emotions, flavors, thoughts and much more, is just amazing!!:.

Be as it may, today I felt like listening to this song again =):.


And, there we were,
all in one place - a generation Lost in Space -
with no time left to start again.


miércoles, 24 de febrero de 2010

Y no tenías otro sitio a donde ir:.

Two good news:


Por las mañanas pongo siempre el mismo disco
y, aunque todo lo que dice es la verdad,
lo primero en lo que pienso cada vez que me despierto
es cómo no me había dado cuenta ya.

viernes, 15 de enero de 2010

Sin pararme en los detalles:.

...

Tú no tienes alma,
Y yo no tengo valor para ver cómo te marchas.

miércoles, 13 de enero de 2010

Y descubrí un mundo nuevo y fácil:.

Well, though it's only Wednesday and I've only attended to two of the five courses I'll be having this semester, I'm really tired!. Truth be told, I've also been doing some research for my thesis, well, trying to define the theme actually. I haven't been assigned an advisor yet, let us hope I find one soon!!. If you're interested, here's a link describing my goals, any comments will be greatly appreciated: Thesis Proposal

Let's talk about music. I truly recommend you listen to the 31 canciones de amor y una canción de Guaripolo and Yo Nunca Vi Televisión albums, you won't regret it!!:..tu tu ru tu, tu tu ru tu, tu tu ru tu tu....


Con el control ejercitaba solo el dedo,
no me bañaba y comía porquerías,
hasta que un día explotó el televisor.

miércoles, 9 de diciembre de 2009

Six months off:.

Few day ago I made a list containing the best 27 songs of the decade, the truth is I left so many damn good songs, so today I'll add another 13, for a grand total of 40!!:.

  • The Birth and Death of The Day - Explosions in the Sky
  • Sea Within a Sea - The Horrors
  • Alone In Kyoto - Air
  • Just Like Honey - The Jesus and Mary Chain
  • Turn - Travis
  • Tenía Tanto Que Darte - Nena Daconte
  • Walk On - U2
  • Como Camarón - Estopa
  • I Wonder - Kanye West
  • Vaquero Galáctico - Porter
  • La Última Noche del Mundo - Austin TV
  • Special Needs - Placebo
  • Keep The Dream Alive - Oasis

Remember me when you're the one you always dreamed

martes, 8 de diciembre de 2009

Time so slowly turns:.

It was weird to hear in a radio show that specializes on so-called classical rock music, songs that bring back so many good memories because they're from my time!!. The fact that they're considered classics is a sign that in few years now I'm going to be suffering what Homer Simpson suffers now, what his father suffered, the change of the onda!!:...I think that as long as The Killers are not considered classics, I'm OK:.


But what if they should fall,
by someone's wicked way.

viernes, 4 de diciembre de 2009

I breathe as hard as I can:.

Once again, we have lists popping out everywhere, telling us the best albums, movies, books, blogs, anything!!. Well, now it's my turn, here's my humble selection of the best 27 songs, not only of the year, but of the decade, in no particular order:
  • All These Things that I've Done - The Killers
  • Hoppipolla - Sigur Rós
  • Dry Your Eyes - The Streets
  • First of the Gang to Die - Morrisey
  • The Golden Path - The Chemical Brothers
  • Homecoming - The Teenagers
  • Walcott - Vampire Weekend
  • Someday - The Strokes
  • Reckoner - Radiohead
  • Best of You - Foo Fighters
  • Take Me Out - Franz Ferdinand
  • Swallowed in the Sea - Coldplay
  • One More Time - Daft Punk
  • Mar el poder del Mar - Facto Delafé y las Flores Azules
  • Putita - Babasónicos
  • Tears Dry on Their Own - Amy Winehouse
  • Honestly - Zwan
  • Maps - Yeah Yeah Yeahs
  • Evil - Interpol
  • Never Had Nobody Like You - M. Ward
  • With Arms Wide Open - Creed
  • Y llegaste Tú - Banda el Recodo
  • Huele a Peligro - Banda Limón
  • Ganas de Volver a Amar - Trono de México
  • Mi Credo - K-Paz de la Sierra
  • I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For - Coco Freeman
  • Mr. Brightside - Jacques Lucont's Remix

The whole world a blur,
But you are standing.

sábado, 7 de noviembre de 2009

Seems like heaven ain’t far away:.

Hello Seahorse!!:...The Killers!!!!:...I'm wordless, and this this time I really mean it!!:.

It’s good to have you with us,
even if it’s just for the day.

miércoles, 4 de noviembre de 2009

I never really told the truth:.

...

We'll be fine, I'm sure,
If we can just ignore it.

martes, 27 de octubre de 2009

Todo vuelve a comenzar:.

Considering Spotify is not yet available here in Mexico, I stick to the next best thing, Grooveshark. Today they released a new version, upgrading the user interface and making huge improvements to the search algorithms, all in all I was really impressed. It's not yet as good as Spotify, but they're certainly heading in the right direction!!:.

I do have a complaint, the new widget height is oversized!!:.

Todo vuelve a colapsar,
todo vuelve a ser normal,
sólo hay que entender,
que nada es por siempre.


jueves, 11 de junio de 2009

Sweep me off my feet:.

I had forgotten about this amazing song, till now!!...directly from The Girl Next Door's soundtrack:


miércoles, 13 de mayo de 2009

Sleight of hand and twist of fate:.

This I had posted before, but it's perfect for the occasion:.




See the stone set in your eyes
See the thorn twist in your side
I wait for you

U2

sábado, 9 de mayo de 2009

Far beyond the reaches of the shadows:.

Today was my grandmother's birthday and we celebrated having a family meal, a really good meal by the way. My gift to her was a Chet Baker's compound, and she really liked it!. Continuing with this jazz mood, yesterday I went to have dinner with my brother and his girlfriend to a little jazz bar, and I was very pleased with it...great music, good food and near to my grandparents' house, what a terrific combination!!:.

Tomorrow I'll rock my mother's day with my gift to her, the Manzanero - Big Band Jazz de México album. I listened to it at Mixup the other day and it made me change my original decision, a Flamenco album. I really hope she likes it:.


So say I walk alone, barefoot
on wicked stone tonight
Will you leap to follow?

miércoles, 6 de mayo de 2009

De estación a estación:.

Almost four hours lost in traffic, it's insane!!. But not everything is lost, it gets me a chance to think on personal matters and also to listen to good music, sometimes played by the bus driver, others by the loyal Zen. For instance, today I gave another chance to the Oreja de Van Gogh's last album, and on second thoughts it's really good. It's meant to be played traveling across the Periferico on a Wednesday night, give it a try:.

Visca Barcelona!!:...Visca la mare que els va parir!!:..encara hi ha esperança:.


Si fuera especial, si fuera de revista
Tendría el valor de cruzar el vagón
Y preguntarte quién eres.

lunes, 4 de mayo de 2009

The Music:.

One of the best songs I've heard in a long time:..


lunes, 27 de abril de 2009

The birth and death:.

Well, the influenza paranoia is at its maximum, and because of that I won't go back to work till May 6th!!. A good chance to focus on my exam preparation, just let us hope I won't get infected, though truth be told I don't really think the situation is as bad as the media says it is, there's something else going on though:.

The best replacement for Spotify is definitely 'imeem'. Though it's more in the style of last.fm, here you can create and share playlists, listen to songs you've heard previously, there are no time restrictions and the catalogue is huge, really huge!!, finding some jewels that would otherwise be very difficult to listen to:..long life to imeem!!:.

Great weekend with my family and colleagues. It was really nice meeting again with some of my high school friends, it's been more than seven years since we left school and we still hang around from time to time, I'm glad for that!!:..


of the day.

martes, 21 de abril de 2009

A mi lista de obsesiones:.

It's official, I'm doing nonsense at work:...some HR stuff, but the good part is that it gives me time to prepare for the exams to come.

Today it was all about Statistics, using the superb book from the Head First Collection. Amazing how you understand things that as a young student you thought to be utterly complicated, but then again, it's all about the approach you take to see the logic and beauty within:.

I don't have complete freedom to surf the web at work, so I had to use myspace.com to listen to good music throughout the day, an excellent alternative by the way!!:...talking about myspace.com, try and find some time to listen to these two bands, the best you'll hear in a long time, trust me...

Pero el mío es raro
y aunque esté desordenado
es impermeable al dolor.

domingo, 19 de abril de 2009

Since we're feeling so anaesthetised:.

I finally had the chance to test the Xbox game Lips, and trust me, it's really good!!:.

Time for some recommendations...the new Doves' album, Kingdom of Rust, is quite good, surely to be included as one of the best 2009 albums:...another jewel out there is Dark Was the Night, an indie compilation that's a delight to hear, you shouldn't miss it:...the Empire of the Sun's album, Walking on a Dream, will surely surprise you, a little bit in the style of Daft Punk:.


Every step we take that's synchronized
Every broken bone
Reminds me of the second time
That I followed you home